Recruitment

IHRB values the positive impact that different experience and perspectives contribute to our team. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and abilities. We welcome applicants from groups that are under-represented in our field or who may face institutional barriers in accessing opportunities, including Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates, and persons with disabilities.

Request for Proposals - Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment Synthesis Report

IHRB is commissioning a Synthesis Report capturing key achievements, lessons learned, and the LGRR's influence in advancing the Employer Pays Principle.

Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply early, with a working deadline of 23 April 2026. IHRB reserves the right to close this RfP prior to the listed deadline if a successful delivery provider is identified.

Researcher / Writer - Adaptation & Resilience

IHRB is seeking 1-2 experienced Researchers/Writers with a specialism in climate adaptation and resilience to lead a new phase of its flagship JUST Stories project.

This role will focus on identifying, researching, and producing immersive, evidence-based, solutions-oriented narratives of community-led climate adaptation and resilience in practice.

The outputs of JUST Stories are designed for decision-makers responsible for designing, financing, and implementing climate adaptation and resilience efforts in practice.

Senior Research & Engagement Lead - Adaptation Finance (Africa)

IHRB is seeking a Senior Research & Engagement Lead to develop a flagship report on adaptation finance in Africa, with a particular focus on the role of financial institutions, insurers, and risk-sharing mechanisms in enabling people-centred climate adaptation.

This project builds on IHRB’s Spectrum of Just Transitions Finance report, which assesses the quality of people-centred decarbonisation mechanisms. This project extends that analysis into the adaptation space - where financing gaps are largest, and where the alignment between capital, risk, and social outcomes remains weakest.

This is an action research role. The work will be grounded in real-world practitioner engagement from day one.

Opportunities may be available for students who receive academic credit or a stipend to undertake an academic placement with IHRB. Proposals should be sent to info [at] ihrb.org and must include the dates of availability, areas of work interest and available academic credit or stipend. IHRB is able to offer work experience rather than 'office experience' and welcomes proposals from students based across the world, who will be supervised remotely. 

IHRB does not offer unpaid or ad hoc internships. Any remunerated internship positions will be advertised on this page where available. Please do not send speculative internship applications.